The RAW crew had their final Australian show in Sydney earlier today, with the Dudley Boys over La Resistance via DQ and Shawn Michaels/Rob Van Damn over Randy Orton/Ric Flair. The Smackdown crew was in Calgary, AB tonight with a special appearance by Vince McMahon, and tomorrow night, they're in Edmonton, AB.
1wrestling has a recap of Mick Foley's appearance on Pro Wrestling Insider a couple nights ago, discussing his book, Wrestlemania 20, and his best matches. The New York Times has a somewhat negative review of Mick Foley's Tietam Brown.
SLAM spoke to Edge about his neck recovery and wrestling in Canada. Bret Hart's reflects on the best wrestlers of today in his latest column, and wonders if he'd still be wrestling if his health allowed.
Bob Sapp will appear on the Tonight Show on August 11 to promote his K1 PPV match. OutlookIndia.com has an article on the first Indian to enroll at UPW's Ultimate University of Wrestling in the hopes of making it to WWE one day. Kickboxing champion Alex Gong was shot and killed in San Francisco, CA yesterday.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
House Shows, Edge, Foley, Hart, Sapp Aug 02 - 11:49 pm EDT
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Today's News Headlines
- 09:16 pm PWT: TV Reports: 8/2 WWE Bottom Line TV review: Booker T/Steiner vs. Christian/Test
- 05:00 pm SLAM: Zach leaps to top ... on just one leg by TY PILSON -- Calgary Sun
- 05:00 pm SLAM: Pain in the neck by TY PILSON -- Calgary Sun
- 05:00 pm SLAM: Kudos to new kings of the ring by BRET HART
- 05:00 pm SLAM: Show-stopper by TJ MADIGAN -- Calgary Sun
- 03:41 pm LAW: Saturday Update: Raw results from Sydney, Kickboxer Alex Gong passes away, Brock DVD, Sapp on Jay Leno, Poll Results
- 02:43 pm WO: Headline: First Saturday update: Angle vs. Lesnar tonight, Raven puts up hair on ROH show, Best selling wrestling books, Smackdown New York pre-emption, big Memphis show, Sapp on Leno, and host rips booking during Hardy radio appearance
- 02:40 pm WO: Headline: WWE house show report 8-2 Sydney
- 02:04 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: ETC. News: ECW wrestlers in court for wrestling-related incidents - 5 Yrs Ago
- 02:02 pm PWT: GUTTMAN'S TAKE: JG's Saturday Notebook: Bradshaw's Secret, Hunter's Nemesis, Singing McMahons
- 02:00 pm TNA: Looking for some good wrestling this Monday night?
- 01:58 pm PWT: Torch Today: 8/2 Afternoon Update: Protesters at Indy Show, Wrestling Channel, Raven
- 01:44 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Last Call with Mallory: Elizabeth's autopsy, Hunter's injury, Ventura mess
- 01:36 pm PWT: Newsletter Flashbacks: WCW News: Leno takes shots at NWO heading into his WCW match - 5 Yrs Ago
- 02:30 am WO: Headline: World champion kickboxer Gong shot on Streets of San Francisco
- 02:02 am WO: Headline: Vengeance, Hogan's early career and myths, plus stabbings and murder, but at least it's not on TV; details of the August 4 Wrestling Observer, ordering info and how to get historical classic issues free
- 01:59 am WO: Headline: After ten years, the past, present and future of MMA
- 01:57 am WO: Headline: IWA TV report
- 01:55 am WO: Headline: WCW Wrestling Classics TV report
- 12:20 am LAW: Late Friday Update: Final Smackdown rating, Kojima wins Fire Festival, Cage Match in NJPW and news on the G1 Tournament!
